ChampignonsvschampionsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Champignons is a noun, champions is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Champignons” is a noun and “champions” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,458
“Champignons” frequency rank
#4,501
“champions” frequency rank
44959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Champignons champions
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Champignon 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs champion

Letter map: Champignons vs champions

Shared letters muted; letters that set Champignons and champions apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.

11 ch
Champignons
9 ch
champions

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Champignons is anoun and championsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Champignons is recorded at frequency rank #40,458, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃampɪnjɔŋs]. champions is at rank #4,501, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 44959, this pair ranks #1,369,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Champignons vs champions

Shared letters: achimnops. Private to "Champignons": g. Private to "champions": -.

"Champignons" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCC  ·  "champions" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Champignonscahmpignons · cchampignons · chamipgnons · chammpignons · champginons · champiggnons · champignnons · champignnos
  • championscahmpions · cchampions · chamipons · chammpions · champinos · championns · championss · champiosn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Champignons" and "champions" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Champignons" is a noun and "champions" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Champignons" or "champions"?
"champions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,501 in our German list, against #40,458 for "Champignons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list